Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mine City, Yamaguchi, Japan

mindat Locality ID: 29029
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29029.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mine City, Yamaguchi, Japan": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Fukurei Mine
Hasuike
Isacho
Kanagatao Mine
Kitabira Mine
Munekuni Mine
Naganobori Mine
Ofuku Mine (Yamato Mine)
Ogawa Mine
Ohmine Mine (Omine Mine)
Sanjo Mine (Sanjou Mine)
Yakuoji (Yakouji) Mine
Yamagami Mine
Yamanaka Mine

Latitude: 34°13'33"N
Longitude: 131°21'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.225833333333,131.35638888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pavonite	Perovskite	Philipsburgite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tungstite	Tyrolite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Th Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte
Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Ilvaite Kaolinite Lillianite Linarite Malachite Mica Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pavonite Perovskite Philipsburgite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite
Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tungstite Tyrolite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite Zircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Allophane ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Babingtonite ()*
Bernalite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chenevixite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferrobustamite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Johannsenite ()*
Joséite-A ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Linarite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Malayaite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mawsonite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parnauite ()*	Pavonite ()*	Philipsburgite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Preisingerite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Russellite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Violarite ()*
Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zálesíite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	76885	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	76885	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	76879	254
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	76879	470
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	76885	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	76885	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	76879,76885	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	76885	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	76885,76890	5509
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)	1	76881	161
Bernalite ()*	Perovskite	Fe(OH)₃	1	76885	8
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2	76881,76885	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	3	76881,76885,76889	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	76885	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	76878,76881,76885	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	76885	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	76876,76877,76879,76881,76884,76885	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	76885	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	76885	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	76885	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	76885	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	1	76881	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	76878,76879,76881,76884,76885	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	76885	577
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	1	76879	90
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	76879,76885,76890	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	76885	1756
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	3	76879,76885,76890	127
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	3	76881,76884,76885	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	3	76879,76886,76890	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	76885	3846
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	76885	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	76885	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	76885	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂	3	76885,76888,76890	67
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	76885	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	76885	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	76881,76884	814
Ferrobustamite ()*	Wollastonite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	2	76885,76887	22
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	76881	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	76881,76885	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	4	76879,76881,76885,76890	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	76881,76885	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	76885,76888	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	76885	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	4	76879,76881,76884,76885	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	76885	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2	76886,76887	1689
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	1	76881	111
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	1	76885	66
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	1	76885	57
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	76885	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	4	76879,76881,76884,76885	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	76885	2228
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	1	76879	73
Joséite-A ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄TeS₂	2	76881,76885	50
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	76885	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	76885	593
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	1	76885	128
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	76885	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	76875,76881,76885	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	76879,76881,76885,76888	12537
Malayaite ()*	Titanite	CaSnO(SiO₄)	1	76885	40
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	1	76885	252
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	1	76881	92
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	76880,76885	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	76880	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	76885	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2	76881,76885	471
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	76879	492
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	76885	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	76885	767
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	1	76885	105
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	1	76881	72
Philipsburgite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	76885	31
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	76885	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	76881	1898
Preisingerite ()*	None	Bi₃O(AsO₄)₂(OH)	1	76885	53
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	76885	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	76884,76885	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	76881,76885	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	76879,76881,76884,76885	61156
Russellite ()*	None	Bi₂WO₆	1	76885	40
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	6	76879,76881,76884,76885,76888,76890	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	2	76879,76885	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	76885	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	76885	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	2	76881,76889	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	76885	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	76879,76881,76885	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	76885	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	2	76881,76885	80
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	76885	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	76881	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	76885	1006
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	76885	2562
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	1	76885	118
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	1	76879	245
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	76885	1395
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	76885	380
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	1	76881	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	76885,76887	1247
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	76885	84
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	76885	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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